August 28th, 1625

Born on August 28th, 1625

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What happened on August 28th?

August 28th, 2021

The second phase of the Thomson-East Coast MRT line opens for service

August 28th, 2003

A pizza delivery man in Erie, Pennsylvania, was killed during a complex bank robbery when a bomb that was locked around his neck exploded.

August 28th, 1993

The first direct Presidential election in Singapore was held.

August 28th, 1987

Construction began on the Ryugyong Hotel (pictured) in Pyongyang, the tallest building in North Korea.

August 28th, 1973

Swedish police used gas bombs to end a seven-day hostage situation in Stockholm; during the incident the hostages had bonded with their captors, leading to the term Stockholm syndrome.

August 28th, 1963

American civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the speech "I Have a Dream" during the March on Washington, calling for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States.

August 28th, 1955

African-American teenager Emmett Till was lynched near Money, Mississippi, for allegedly flirting with a white woman, energizing the nascent American civil rights movement.

August 28th, 1950

In tennis, Althea Gibson became the first African-American woman to compete at the U.S. National Championships.

August 28th, 1914

In the first naval battle of the First World War, British ships ambushed a German naval patrol in the Heligoland Bight.

August 28th, 1909

The 1909 Monterrey hurricane dissipated; one of the deadliest Atlantic tropical cyclones on record, it killed an estimated 4,000 people throughout Mexico.

August 28th, 1833

The Slavery Abolition Act 1833, officially abolishing slavery in most of the British Empire, received royal assent.

August 28th, 1830

Tom Thumb, the first American-built steam locomotive, engaged in an impromptu race against a horse-drawn car in Maryland.

August 28th, 1789

William Herschel discovered Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, during the first use of his new telescope which was then the largest in the world.

August 28th, 1640

Bishops' Wars: Scottish Covenanter forces led by Alexander Leslie defeated the English army near Newburn, England.

August 28th, 1619

Ferdinand II, King of Bohemia and Hungary, was unanimously elected Holy Roman Emperor.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 28th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 28th?

82

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)

*August 28th, 1749, Frankfurt †March 22nd, 1832, Weimar

82

Leo Tolstoy

Russian author (1828–1910)

*August 28th, 1828, Yasnaya Polyana †November 7th, 1910, Astapovo

43

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

42

Karl Otfried Müller

German scholar of classical Greek studies (1797–1840)

*August 28th, 1797, Brzeg †August 1st, 1840, Athens

29

Felix Jaehn

German DJ and music producer

*August 28th, 1994, Hamburg

80

Karl-Michael Vogler

German actor

*August 28th, 1928, Remscheid †June 9th, 2009, Seehausen am Staffelsee

73

Dietz-Otto Edzard

German Assyriologist

*August 28th, 1930, Bremen †June 2nd, 2004, Munich

37

Koxinga

17th-century Chinese military leader and first King of Tungning

*August 28th, 1624, Hirado †June 23rd, 1662, Kingdom of Tungning

48

Heinrich Heydemann

German classical archaeologist

*August 28th, 1842, Greifswald †September 10th, 1890, Halle (Saale)

54

Johannes Thomae

German author

*August 28th, 1624, Leipzig †March 2nd, 1679, Altenburg

49

Carsten Jancker

German association football player and manager

*August 28th, 1974, Grevesmühlen

59

Anne-Geneviève de Bourbon

Duchess of Longueville (1619-1679)

*August 28th, 1619, Château de Vincennes †April 5th, 1679, Paris

91

Eckhard Müller-Mertens

German medievalist

*August 28th, 1923, Berlin †January 14th, 2015, Berlin

81

Umberto Giordano

Italian opera composer

*August 28th, 1867, Foggia †November 12th, 1948, Milan

27

Kim Se-jeong

South Korean singer and actress

*August 28th, 1996, Gimje

66

Roxie Roker

Bahamian–American actress (1929-1995)

*August 28th, 1929, Miami †December 2nd, 1995, Los Angeles

58

Shania Twain

Canadian country music singer and songwriter

*August 28th, 1965, Windsor

54

Jack Black

American actor and musician (born 1969)

*August 28th, 1969, Santa Monica

38

Taichang Emperor

15th Emperor of the Ming dynasty

*August 28th, 1582, Beijing †September 26th, 1620, Beijing

48

Nick E. Tarabay

Lebanese and American actor

*August 28th, 1975, Beirut

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87

Giovanni Domenico Cassini

Italian/French mathematician, astronomer, engineer, and astrologer (*1625 – †1712)

*June 8th, 1625, Perinaldo †September 14th, 1712, Paris

70

Jean Domat

French jurist

*November 30th, 1625, Clermont-Ferrand †March 14th, 1696, Paris

55

Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł

Polish-Lithuanian noble

*October 26th, 1625, Niasviž †November 14th, 1680, Bologna

26

Tamás Esterházy

Hungarian soldier (1625-1652)

*December 20th, 1625, Beckov †August 26th, 1652, Veľké Vozokany

46

Johan de Witt

Grand Pensionary of Holland (1625–1672)

*September 24th, 1625, Dordrecht †August 20th, 1672, Groene Zoodje

82

Marie de Nemours

Swiss princess (1625-1707)

*March 5th, 1625, Paris †June 16th, 1707, Paris

73

Rasmus Bartholin

Danish scientist, physician and grammarian (1625-1698)

*August 13th, 1625, Roskilde †November 4th, 1698, Copenhagen

62

Countess Palatine Maria Eufrosyne of Zweibrücken

Swedish princess

*February 14th, 1625, Stegeborg Castle †October 24th, 1687, Höjentorp

70

Johann Christoph Arnschwanger

German writer (1625-1696)

*December 28th, 1625, Nuremberg †December 10th, 1696, Nuremberg

62

Peder Hansen Resen

Danish historian

*June 17th, 1625, Copenhagen †June 1st, 1688, Copenhagen

69

Barthélemy d'Herbelot

French orientalist (1625-1695)

*December 14th, 1625, Paris †December 8th, 1695, Paris

73

Jack Adams

Astrologer

*December 3rd, 1625, London †November 30th, 1699

88

Carlo Maratta

Italian painter of the Late Baroque (1625–1713)

*May 18th, 1625, Camerano †December 15th, 1713, Rome

79

Joan Huydecoper II

Dutch mayor (1625-1704)

*February 21st, 1625, Amsterdam †December 1st, 1704, Amsterdam

45

Charles II Otto, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

*September 5th, 1625, Birkenfeld †March 30th, 1671, Birkenfeld

36

Jacqueline Pascal

French poet (1625-1661)

*October 4th, 1625, Clermont-Ferrand †October 4th, 1661, Paris

28

Paulus Potter

Dutch painter (1625-1654)

*November 20th, 1625, Enkhuizen †January 17th, 1654, Amsterdam

61

Daniel Gittard

French architect

*March 14th, 1625, Blandy †December 15th, 1686, Paris

76

Samuel Chappuzeau

Scholar, author, poet, playwright

*June 16th, 1625, Paris †August 31st, 1701, Celle

44

Ferdinand Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Baden

Prince of Baden-Baden in Germany

*September 23rd, 1625, Baden-Baden †November 4th, 1669, Heidelberg

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